Glenmoore Historic District
Why it's listed
Glenmoore is a rural village in Wallace Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, that grew around a mill on Fairview Road and was reshaped after the East Brandywine and Waynesburg Railroad opened in 1861. The village's most stylish buildings were built between about 1865 and 1925, and most are two or two-and-a-half-story frame or brick houses and commercial buildings. The Alexander Rigg House and Store, built in 1871, is a three-story Second Empire building with a mansard roof and a cistern tower, and it originally held a general store, the family's living quarters, and an Odd Fellows meeting hall. The Glen Moore Methodist Church, built in 1873, anchors the southern end of the district. The village is listed for its concentration of Late Victorian architecture, which the nomination ties to the railroad's arrival and the prosperity that followed. Passenger service ended in 1930, and the district has changed little since then.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues that the village holds an important concentration of Late Victorian architecture, including Second Empire, Queen Anne and Gothic Revival buildings, that was built because of the railroad's influence on local prosperity. It is described as standing out in contrast to the surrounding rural countryside of northern Chester County.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 11000107, listed March 18, 2011. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | At the jct of Fairview and Creek Rds, roughly bounded by Park Ln, Indiantown Rd, and Howson Ln, Wallace |
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| County | Chester County |
| Listed | March 18, 2011 |
| Reference number | 11000107 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1861-1930 |
| Architect / builder | Lammey, John; Kaempfer, William |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian: Queen Anne; Late Victorian: Second Empire; Mid 19th Century: Gothic Revival |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Passenger rail service ended in 1930 and freight operations ceased around 1955; earlier commercial buildings such as the Hotel and Depot and the Alexander Rigg Store were converted to residential use. |
| Acreage | 70 |
| Coordinates | 40.09163, -75.77609 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 11000107.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- This listing as JSON
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